Co-infection of tick-borne bacterial pathogens in ticks in Inner Mongolia, China.
Tick-borne infectious diseases pose a serious health threat in certain regions of the world. Emerging infectious diseases caused by novel tick-borne pathogens have been reported that are causing particular concern. Several tick-borne diseases often coexist in the same foci, and a single vector tick...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:869c9456e998423fb09c92d052fb3ed8 2023-05-15T15:09:49+02:00 Co-infection of tick-borne bacterial pathogens in ticks in Inner Mongolia, China. Dan Liu Wulantuya Hongxia Fan Xiaona Li Fangchao Li Ting Gao Xuhong Yin Zitong Zhang Minzhi Cao Hiroki Kawabata Kozue Sato Norio Ohashi Shuji Ando Gaowa 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011121 https://doaj.org/article/869c9456e998423fb09c92d052fb3ed8 EN eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011121 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735 1935-2727 1935-2735 doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0011121 https://doaj.org/article/869c9456e998423fb09c92d052fb3ed8 PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 17, Iss 3, p e0011121 (2023) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011121 2023-04-09T00:33:21Z Tick-borne infectious diseases pose a serious health threat in certain regions of the world. Emerging infectious diseases caused by novel tick-borne pathogens have been reported that are causing particular concern. Several tick-borne diseases often coexist in the same foci, and a single vector tick can transmit two or more pathogens at the same time, which greatly increases the probability of co-infection in host animals and humans and can lead to an epidemic of tick-borne disease. The lack of epidemiological data and information on the specific clinical symptoms related to co-infection with tick-borne pathogens means that it is not currently possible to accurately and rapidly distinguish between a single pathogen infection and co-infection with multiple pathogens, which can have serious consequences. Inner Mongolia in the north of China is endemic for tick-borne infectious diseases, especially in the eastern forest region. Previous studies have found that more than 10% of co-infections were in host-seeking ticks. However, the lack of data on the specific types of co-infection with pathogens makes clinical treatment difficult. In our study, we present data on the co-infection types and the differences in co-infection among different ecological regions through genetic analysis of tick samples collected throughout Inner Mongolia. Our findings may aid clinicians in the diagnosis of concomitant tick-borne infectious diseases. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 17 3 e0011121 |
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Tick-borne infectious diseases pose a serious health threat in certain regions of the world. Emerging infectious diseases caused by novel tick-borne pathogens have been reported that are causing particular concern. Several tick-borne diseases often coexist in the same foci, and a single vector tick can transmit two or more pathogens at the same time, which greatly increases the probability of co-infection in host animals and humans and can lead to an epidemic of tick-borne disease. The lack of epidemiological data and information on the specific clinical symptoms related to co-infection with tick-borne pathogens means that it is not currently possible to accurately and rapidly distinguish between a single pathogen infection and co-infection with multiple pathogens, which can have serious consequences. Inner Mongolia in the north of China is endemic for tick-borne infectious diseases, especially in the eastern forest region. Previous studies have found that more than 10% of co-infections were in host-seeking ticks. However, the lack of data on the specific types of co-infection with pathogens makes clinical treatment difficult. In our study, we present data on the co-infection types and the differences in co-infection among different ecological regions through genetic analysis of tick samples collected throughout Inner Mongolia. Our findings may aid clinicians in the diagnosis of concomitant tick-borne infectious diseases. |
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Dan Liu Wulantuya Hongxia Fan Xiaona Li Fangchao Li Ting Gao Xuhong Yin Zitong Zhang Minzhi Cao Hiroki Kawabata Kozue Sato Norio Ohashi Shuji Ando Gaowa |
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Dan Liu Wulantuya Hongxia Fan Xiaona Li Fangchao Li Ting Gao Xuhong Yin Zitong Zhang Minzhi Cao Hiroki Kawabata Kozue Sato Norio Ohashi Shuji Ando Gaowa |
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Co-infection of tick-borne bacterial pathogens in ticks in Inner Mongolia, China. |
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Co-infection of tick-borne bacterial pathogens in ticks in Inner Mongolia, China. |
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Co-infection of tick-borne bacterial pathogens in ticks in Inner Mongolia, China. |
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Co-infection of tick-borne bacterial pathogens in ticks in Inner Mongolia, China. |
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Co-infection of tick-borne bacterial pathogens in ticks in Inner Mongolia, China. |
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co-infection of tick-borne bacterial pathogens in ticks in inner mongolia, china. |
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